4.5% ▲ +64.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Camp Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Camp Mountain
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Camp Mountain than in most similar areas, with 64.8% of the population active in the labour force. While the area has a strong workforce, the proportion of full-time roles is notably lower than the national figure. This creates a workforce where a high number of people are employed, but fewer hold full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 64.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the 61.1% national figure. However, full-time employment is only 54.6%, falling well below both the state and national averages. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.
64.8% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for residents at 14.2%, followed by construction at 11.7%. Other significant employers include professional and technical services at 10.6% and education and training at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.7%, while 19.2% work as managers. Technicians and tradespeople account for 14.5% of the workforce, with another 13% in clerical and administrative roles.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Camp Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30505/camp-mountain/topic/employment